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50 years anthology 1970 1976The Dutch progressive rock band Focus created some of the 1970s' most unusual and inventive music, refusing to fit neatly into rock templates. This anthology covers their most prolific years, 1970 1976, when the band was constantly pushing into new territory. Thijs van Leer's distinctive vocals ride over intricate arrangements blending violins, keyboards, and complex time signatures inspired by classical composition and jazz fusion. Tracks balance

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The Dutch progressive rock band Focus created some of the 1970s' most unusual and inventive music, refusing to fit neatly into rock templates. This anthology covers their most prolific years, 1970-1976, when the band was constantly pushing into new territory. Thijs van Leer's distinctive vocals ride over intricate arrangements blending violins, keyboards, and complex time signatures inspired by classical composition and jazz fusion. Tracks balance accessibility—"Why Dream" is genuinely catchy—with real compositional ambition. Focus never played it safe, always searching for new textures and approaches. Essential for prog-rock explorers.

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Genre	Rock, Pop
Style	Prog Rock Symphonic Rock Classic Rock Fusion Instrumental Pop Rock
Notes	Mint (NM or M-) Mint (NM or M-) Booklet included. Almost all items are EX to NM. CD6 and DVDs are VG+.
Media	Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve	Near Mint (NM or M-)
Label	Red Bullet
Year	2020
Country	Netherlands
Format	CD

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. Focus Plays Focus / In And Out Of Focus

1-1. Focus (2) - Focus (Instrumental) 9:46

1-2. Focus (2) - Why Dream 3:56

1-3. Focus (2) - Happy Nightmare (Mescaline) 3:56

1-4. Focus (2) - Anonymus 7:01

1-5. Focus (2) - Black Beauty 3:05

1-6. Focus (2) - Sugar Island 3:02

1-7. Focus (2) - Focus (Vocal) 2:43

. Bonus Tracks

1-8. Focus (2) - House Of The King 2:23

1-9. Focus (2) - Eruption (Live Lanx 1970) 37:31

. Focus II / Moving Waves

2-1. Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus 6:41

2-2. Focus (2) - Le Clochard 1:59

2-3. Focus (2) - Janis 3:06

2-4. Focus (2) - Moving Waves 2:41

2-5. Focus (2) - Focus II 4:03

2-6. Focus (2) - Eruption (Orfeus - Answer - Orfeus - Answer - Pupilla - Tommy - Pupilla - Answer - The Bridge - Euridice - Dayglow - Endless Road - Answer - Orfeus - Euridice) 23:07

. Bonus Tracks

2-7. Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus (Single Version) 3:27

2-8. Focus (2) - Tommy (Single Version) 3:25

2-9. Focus (2) - Focus I (Live Texel 1971) 14:11

. Focus 3

3-1. Focus (2) - Round Goes The Gossip... 5:16

3-2. Focus (2) - Love Remembered 2:48

3-3. Focus (2) - Sylvia 3:32

3-4. Focus (2) - Carnival Fugue 6:07

3-5. Focus (2) - Focus III 6:05

3-6. Focus (2) - Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers! 14:03

3-7. Focus (2) - Anonymus II (Part 1) 19:33

3-8. Focus (2) - Anonymus II (Conclusion) 7:34

3-9. Focus (2) - Elspeth Of Nottingham 3:13

. Bonus Tracks

3-10. Focus (2) - Sylvia (Single Version) 3:32

3-11. Focus (2) - Love Remembered (Single Version) 2:49

3-12. Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus (US Single Version) 3:25

. At The Rainbow

4-1. Focus (2) - Focus III 3:52

4-2. Focus (2) - Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers! 11:26

4-3. Focus (2) - Focus II 4:24

4-4. Focus (2) - Eruption (Orfeus - Answer - Orfeus - Answer - Pupilla - Tommy - Pupilla) 8:40

4-5. Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus 8:27

4-6. Focus (2) - Sylvia 2:47

4-7. Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus - Reprise 2:48

. Bonus Tracks

4-8. Focus (2) - P's March (Original Mix - Single Version) 3:27

4-9. Focus (2) - Ship Of Memories (Original Mix) 4:40

4-10. Focus (2) - P's March (Original Mix - Full Version) 4:03

. Hamburger Concerto

5-1. Focus (2) - Delitiae Musicae 1:13

5-2. Focus (2) - Harem Scarem 5:50

5-3. Focus (2) - La Cathédrale De Strasbourg 4:57

5-4. Focus (2) - Birth 7:45

5-5. Focus (2) - Hamburger Concerto (Starter - Rare - Medium I - Medium - Well Done - One For The Road) 20:23

. Bonus Tracks

5-6. Focus (2) - Early Birth 2:56

5-7. Focus (2) - Harem Scarem (Single Version) 3:08

5-8. Focus (2) - Birth (Alternate Mix) 7:43

5-9. Focus (2) - Harem Scarem (Alternate Mix) 5:51

. Mother Focus

6-1. Focus (2) - Mother Focus 3:05

6-2. Focus (2) - I Need A Bathroom 3:04

6-3. Focus (2) - Bennie Helder 3:33

6-4. Focus (2) - Soft Vanilla 3:04

6-5. Focus (2) - Hard Vanilla 2:35

6-6. Focus (2) - Tropic Bird 2:45

6-7. Focus (2) - Focus IV 3:57

6-8. Focus (2) - Someone's Crying... What! 3:19

6-9. Focus (2) - All Together... Oh That! 3:41

6-10. Focus (2) - No Hang Ups 2:56

6-11. Focus (2) - My Sweetheart 3:38

6-12. Focus (2) - Father Bach 1:33

. Bonus Tracks

6-13. Focus (2) - Focus IV (Rough Mix) 4:02

6-14. Focus (2) - Bennie Helder (Rough Mix) 3:45

6-15. Focus (2) - Vanilla (Rough Mix) 5:42

6-16. Focus (2) - Mother Focus (Rough Mix) 3:02

6-17. Focus (2) - All Together… Oh That! (Rough Mix) 3:42

6-18. Focus (2) - My Sweetheart (Rough Mix) 3:46

6-19. Focus (2) - Someone's Crying… What! (Rough Mix) 3:18

6-20. Focus (2) - Studio 55 Jam 6:56

. Ship Of Memories

7-1. Focus (2) - P's March 4:48

7-2. Focus (2) - Can't Believe My Eyes 5:22

7-3. Focus (2) - Focus V 3:02

7-4. Focus (2) - Out Of Vesuvius 5:51

7-5. Focus (2) - Glider 4:40

7-6. Focus (2) - Red Sky At Night 5:52

7-7. Focus (2) - Spoke The Lord Creator 2:33

7-8. Focus (2) - Crackers 2:42

7-9. Focus (2) - Ship Of Memories 1:47

. Bonus Tracks

7-10. Neerlands Hoop In Bange Dagen - Elektrisch Levenslicht 3:09

7-11. Ramses Shaffy, Focus (2) - The Shrine Of God 3:39

7-12. Ramses Shaffy, Focus (2) - Watch The Ugly People 2:19

7-13. Focus (2) - House Of The King (Rough Mix Version 1) 2:27

7-14. Focus (2) - House Of The King (Rough Mix Version 2) 2:26

7-15. Focus (2) - Focus III (Unreleased Single Version) 4:37

7-16. Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus (US Single Version - Takes 14-17) 7:12

7-17. Focus (2) - Glider (Single Version) 3:28

7-18. Focus (2) - P's March (Single Version) 4:07

7-19. Focus (2) - O Avondrood 5:10

7-20. Focus (2) - Crackers (Vocal Version) 2:31

. Focus BBC 1973

8-1. Focus (2) - Focus III 3:54

8-2. Focus (2) - Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers! 12:09

8-3. Focus (2) - Focus II 5:06

8-4. Focus (2) - Anonymus II 23:30

8-5. Focus (2) - Focus I 4:27

8-6. Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus 7:38

8-7. Focus (2) - Sylvia - Hocus Pocus (Reprise) 5:52

. Live 1971 - 1975

9-1. Focus (2) - Eruption (Live Rotterdam 1971) 46:37

9-2. Focus (2) - Birth 11:38

9-3. Focus (2) - Improvisation #1 8:35

9-4. Focus (2) - House Of The King 3:02

9-5. Focus (2) - Improvisation #2 6:23

9-6. Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus 3:20

. Focus Sight and Sound Vol.1

. BBC The Old Grey Whistle Test (May 1972) 24:26

. BBC The Old Grey Whistle Test (December 1972) 16:01

. Focus At The Rainbow (May 1973) 47:28

. BBC In Concert (April 1974) 36:18

. Focus Sight and Sound Vol.2

DVD2-1. Focus (2) - NOS Van Gewest Tot Gewest (July 1970) 1:54

DVD2-2. Focus (2) - NOS Uit De Kunst (June 1972) 3:51

. RTE The Music Makers: Focus At The Stadium (November 1973) 48:00

. VARA Nederpopzien (December 1973) 34:22

DVD2-12. Focus (2) - AVRO Toppop: Harem Scarem (May 1974) 3:01

DVD2-13. Focus (2) - AVRO Toppop: O Avondrood (June 1976) 4:51

. Veronica Goud van Oud (April 1990) 16:44

DVD2-19. Focus (2) - NCRV Classic Albums: Moving Waves (June 1997) 50:02

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50 years anthology 1970 1976

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